EUA Prices Hover Around EUR 82/Tonne in Mid-August: A Key Indicator to Watch for Q4/2026 ETS/FuelEU Surcharges
December 2026 EU Allowance (EUA) futures on ICE Endex closed at EUR 81.58/tonne on August 17, 2026, marking their lowest settlement in nearly two weeks. During the preceding week, total trading volume hit 72.4 million tonnes of allowances—the second-lowest weekly volume recorded since early 2026. By the morning of August 18, prices remained 15.30% higher year-over-year, according to TradingEconomics.
Hormuz Strait Vessel Traffic Edges Up After the Weekend
Vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz edged up to six vessels on August 17 but remained well below the 10-day average, as US-Iran talks continued to struggle to reach an agreement.
Global Air Cargo Spot Rates Ease to $3.12/kg Ahead of Peak
Market intelligence reports from Xeneta and IATA indicate that global air cargo spot rates in July and early August 2026 declined by 6% month-on-month, averaging $3.12 per kg. This downward movement suggests that the air freight sector is entering a consolidation phase, with shippers taking a cautious stance toward charter flight commitments ahead of the year-end peak.
International Shipping and Logistics Market Update Week 33/2026 | Phaata
The international logistics marketplace platform Phaata provides an update on the international container shipping and logistics market for routes from Asia to North America, Europe, and more for Week 33 (from Aug 10 - Aug 16), 2026.
MSC Adjusts Port Rotation on Asia–US West Coast Service
MSC has adjusted the port rotation on its Pearl and Sentosa services connecting Asia with the US West Coast, with changes involving Hai Phong, Xiamen, Oakland and Long Beach.
Q3/2026 Europe-Bound Environmental Surcharges: Maersk and ONE Differ by $49/FEU, While MSC Quotes by TEU
An analysis of Q3/2026 environmental surcharges imposed by Maersk, ONE and MSC on Europe-bound services, including differences in surcharge levels, TEU/FEU charging structures and the potential impact of EUA prices on logistics costs in Q4.
Panama Canal Tightens Draft Limits in Three Consecutive Steps as Four Carriers Impose Surcharges Differing by Up to 3.2 Times
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will lower the maximum allowable draft for Neopanamax vessels to 48.5 ft, 48.0 ft and 47.5 ft in three consecutive stages. Meanwhile, four major carriers have announced transit surcharges ranging from USD 100 to USD 320/TEU, with CMA CGM subsequently raising its surcharge to USD 500/TEU from September.
Intra-Asia Freight Rates End Six-Week Slide: IACI Rises to USD 970/FEU as Emergency Fuel Surcharges of USD 38–75/TEU Emerge on Short-Haul Trades
Drewry’s Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI) rose 1% to USD 970/FEU, ending a six-week run of consecutive declines. However, the intra-Asia market is becoming increasingly fragmented, with rates to South Asia and the Gulf rising while several Southeast Asian trades recorded sharp declines. At the same time, carriers have begun introducing Emergency Fuel Surcharges of USD 38–75/TEU on a number of short-haul routes.
Europe Freight Rates Continue to Fall as Carriers Abandon August 1 Increase, Look to August 15
Container freight rates on the Asia–Europe trade continued to decline in early August as carriers abandoned their planned August 1 rate increases and shifted their focus to new FAK (Freight All Kinds) rates taking effect on August 15. However, actual market transaction rates remain significantly below carriers’ published tariff levels.
PIL Exits Transpacific Market to Boost Presence in North-South Trade
Singapore’s shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) has decided to withdraw its services from the Transpacific market in an effort “to optimize the company’s network efficiency”.
OOCL Rauma Loses Containers off Dutch Coast
Several containers have fallen off a Handy containership in stormy seas 43 kilometers north of Ameland, one of the Dutch West Frisian Islands, the Netherlands Coastguard said.
Maersk Line Partners Up with Hamburg’s Software Company
Danish container shipping giant Maersk Line is partnering with Portrix Logistic Software GmbH (PLS), part of Hamburg-based IT solutions provider Portrix Group, to integrate spot pricing into PLS’ Global Price Management (GPM) software solution.
DHL expands online booking service
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has expanded its instant online quotation and booking service to DHL Ocean Direct FCL (full-container-load). The service myDHLi Quote + Book makes instant bookings for air and ocean freight as well as door-to-door shipments available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Scale economics working for DSV Panalpina: CEO
The scale generated by DSV’s takeover of Panalpina in August is already attracting attention from larger customers interested in using the combined entity’s greatly expanded global footprint, according to CEO Jens Bjorn Andersen.
Coronavirus-fueled trade drop to test container lines
As the Coronavirus spreads rapidly in China, attention is turning to what could
be a significant international supply chain impact, especially if the Chinese
New Year is effectively extended, with factories remaining closed beyond the
traditional end to the annual national holiday.
Maersk blanks trans-Pacific sailings, citing coronavirus
Maersk on Wednesday said it was cancelling six Asian service sailings to North and South America due to the extended Lunar New Year holiday triggered by the coronavirus outbreak, and warned that although Chinese port container operations continue, refrigerated plug scarcity is slowing reefer shipments. More carriers operating on the trans-Pacific are expected to follow Maersk's lead.
Coronavirus Disrupts Global Container Shipping
China's fast-spreading coronavirus is throwing the global container shipping trade out of sync, with lines re-routing cargoes and reducing calls to Chinese ports, setting the scene for months of delivery delays ahead.
Coronavirus to cost China ports 6 million TEU in Q1
China’s response to the coronavirus and carrier reaction to the extended Chinese New Year holidays will cut the country’s first quarter container volume by more than 6 million TEU, and shave 0.7 percent off global volume for the full year, according to Alphaliner.
Ukraine: Coronavirus Not Disrupting Grain Exports to China
Ukraine officials and traders do not expect the coronavirus epidemic to have an impact on the country's grain exports to China, although there are delays to transport and disruption to logistics throughout the country.
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